McKail, Western Australia

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McKail
AlbanyWestern Australia
Albany-McKail map.png
Map of McKail within Albany.
Population2,936 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density296.6/km2 (768/sq mi)
Postcode(s)6330
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around McKail:
McKail Milpara
Gledhow Gledhow Lockyer

Coordinates: 34°59′53″S 117°49′30″E / 34.9981°S 117.825°E / -34.9981; 117.825

McKail is a north-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Albany. The suburb has a median age of 33. McKail was named after John MacKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "McKail (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2015. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "DEATH OF GOGGALEE, A NATIVE, SHOT BY JOHN MACKAIL, A CARPENTER, AT PERTH". The Perth Gazette And Western Australian Journal. III (127). Western Australia. 6 June 1835. p. 506. Retrieved 10 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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